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Originally Posted by Rochard
I never had any desire to be a police officer. Lots of Marines come out of service and become cops; I had already had enough of working for the government.
Besides, cops are so underpaid it's not funny. Although the highway patrol officer who lives next to me just bought a shiny new BMW.
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In my opinion, the only reason anyone would WANT to be a police officer is if they had some desire to beat some ass and flaunt their authority, or perhaps to become a detective and beat some ass figuratively. But just with the little pay they get and all the shit they have to put up with and lack of respect for them (sometimes warranted based on shitty cops) and the seriousness of their jobs, it's almost like being a teacher. Basically, because of how shitty of a job it is, a lot of shitty people end up doing it IMO.
Corruption in the police isn't that surprising when you consider that - a combination of the shitty people and the circumstance where they can make their job less shitty by means of stealing, bribing etc.